KTM will launch its second product in India, the 390 Duke in June 2013. The Duke 390 is the elder sibling of the Duke 200 and both have lots of parts in common.
690 Supermoto, 690 Duke will be assembled at its Pune plant.
According to sources, the products would be priced in the range of Rs 2.3-2.4 lakh in the European market. However, the Indian market price is yet to be determined.
The electric Chetak has already sold close to 25,000 units in India, and the European version will be based on the same platform.
The maker of Pulsar and Discover reported a net profit of Rs 1,138.20 crore in the second quarter, compared to Rs 1,402.42 crore a year ago.
RC390 is the perfect city bike for India says Kunal Kelkar
KTM takes GP fascination to streets via new RC series sports bikes made in India. RC 125, RC 200 and RC 390 manufactured at Bajaj's Chakan plant in Pune, will soon be launched in India minus RC 125, which is planned only for export to Europe.
Bajaj Auto will unveil the KTM Duke 390 in mid-November at ECIMA Motorcycle Show. Powered by a 390cc engine the bike will hit Indian roads in March 2013 for a princely sum of Rs 2 lakh.
The first of these bikes would be launched in the European market by the end of this year, followed by the India launch during the first half of next year.
The Benelli TNT 25 is a single-cylinder quarter-litre offering positioned below the TNT 300 that will take on the KTM Duke 200, Mahindra Mojo and Honda CBR250R in the segment, says Indian automobile website MotorBeam.
On Sunday, August 20, his father Rajiv Gandhi's 79th birth anniversary, Rahul will perform a pooja at Pangong Lake.
It has been seven months since the iconic motorcycle manufacturers, Harley-Davidson and Triumph, embarked on their journey in India with the backing of partners Hero MotoCorp and Bajaj Auto. According to data shared by the Indian majors, both brands are already creating ripples in the above 350cc category. The increase in sales has prompted a ramp-up in production and even the doubling of retail touchpoints for one of them.
Alex Marquez of Gresini Racing shocked Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin and reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia to win the Malaysian Grand Prix sprint from fourth position on Saturday, as the title contenders came in second and third, respectively.
Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia won the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday to claim a second straight MotoGP World Championship after closest contender Jorge Martin crashed out following a collision with Marc Marquez.
Bezzecchi, riding for Mooney VR46 Racing Team, had to ward off stiff competition from Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia, the championship leader, before standing on the victor's podium at the Buddh International Circuit.
Bezzecchi came out with flying colours registering the best time to grab his third pole of the season.
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As a 75-year-old septuagenarian, Bajaj Auto has adapted itself as a nod to competition, regulations, and changing buyer preference. It will continue to do so, said its managing director Rajiv Bajaj at the launch of the all-new Pulsar 250. This was in response to a question on the company's preparedness for disruption by electric two-wheeler start-ups.
On Saturday, German cyclist Tony Martin was sent tumbling when he rode straight into a cardboard sign being held out by a fan looking the other way at a television camera, creating chaos with 47 kilometres left of the stage.
MotoGP: KTM's Oliveira powers to victory in Barcelona thriller
Dupasquier was airlifted to a hospital in Florence after a crash at turn nine involving three bikes in which Tech 3 KTM's Ayumu Sasaki was unable to avoid the Prustel GP rider.
'If you come to the Tour, you hold your kid, you hold your pet and don't cross the road carelessly. And above all, you respect the riders -- they're the ones worthy of live TV.'
The KTM RC 200 is a very sharp handling bike, its riding position is sporty and the way it goes through corners can make you feel like Rossi, says Faisal Ali Khan
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Royal Enfield's sales are equivalent to the global sales of Harley-Davidson, KTM, BMW, Triumph, and Ducati combined, but Bajaj's MD has a counterview.
The KTM RC 390 will make heads turn while you clock triple digit speed on open roads or preferably on a race track, where it will feel at home. Priced at Rs 2,37,790 (on-road, Mumbai), there is nothing at this price point which comes close to the RC 390 offering on par or even close performance, says Faisal Ali Khan of MotorBeam.com.
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The country's second largest two- wheeler maker Bajaj Auto on Tuesday launched a sports bike 'Duke 200' from its Austrian associate firm KTM's portfolio at an introductory price of Rs 1.18 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan revelas his passion for biking.
The Indian bike market is ready to witness a flurry of launches in the 250-350cc segment. Here's the list of all these new performance bikes, which you can expect over the next couple of years.
Harley Davidson, KTM-Bajaj, M&M make India production base for automobiles to be assembled and sold in China.
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Michael Schumacher finished fourth on Sunday in his first competitive motorbike race in the KTM minor series.
After alot of speculation and assumptions, we finally have the exact specs of the KTM Duke 200, which rolls in as soon as next month. Deliveries are expected to start in January though, and the Duke 200 has what it takes to do what the Pulsar did almost a decade ago. So what makes the Duke 200 tick?
The no-equity partnership will develop a range of mid-capacity 250-750cc motorcycles.
Vehicles from global giants such as Yamaha, Kawasaki could be 40-50% cheaper when assembled in India.
The Chakan plant, which produces the KTM and Bajaj brands, is at present operating with manpower little more than half its total strength.
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